... centric model would require complex mathematical re-interpretation to keep up with astronomical discoveries. Yet one of the Renaissance ideals was that of harmony in mathematics, and the complexity (and sometimes obvious failure) of Ptolemaic theorem caused doubt in the mind of Copernicus. So, he developed his own model of Universe that eventually became the basis for a Copernican Revolution. (North, The reluctant revolutionaries) One ... fixed stars was stationary. Polish astronomer Nicolas Copernicus believed that the Earth revolved around the Sun, upsetting the long-accepted Ptolemai...

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